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TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

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ALBAN V. RUOKMICH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH D. lBAUCUS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TYPE-SETTINGMACHINE.

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l pplicatlon filed February 8, 190.1. Serial No. 46,542. (No model.)-

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBAN VJRUcKMIoH, a citizenof the United States, residing in the borough of Brooklyn, city of New York, and State of New York, (whosepost-oflice address .is No. 446 Harman street, Brooklyn, New

York,) have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Setting Machines, of which the' following specification is a full, clear, and exact description;

My present invention relates to certain improvements in the style of type setting and composing machines set forth in my Patent No. 493,448, granted March 14, 1893; and the main objects of my present invention'are, first, v

to produce a universal machine Whichwill be capable of operating various fonts of type by simple andreadily-effeeted adjustments; second, to provide for composing lines of any desired length by means of an adjustable galley, and, third, to improve and strengthen the general constructionv ofsuch machines for increasing their. durability and speed and accuracy in operation and rendering theml more generally satisfactory for commercial purposes.

The general plan of construction and'operation of my improvedmachine is 4the same as in the machine set forth in my above-named patent, my present invention consisting in improvements in the main operative parts'ot' such a mechanism and inthe addition of certain new parts Whichim prove the work of the machine.

In my improved machine the type arresti ing and regulating gates or trapsinthe hop-, per are simplified and are'operated byfa single lever. The type plunge'rs or liftersfa're independently operated and are provided with independent adjusting devices for regulating f their strokes and operative positions to suit means render the j machine universal.

gates or trapsand the type plungers or litters:

different fonts of type.' These adjusting The are faced with ber or other suitable cushioning material to prevent the Wear and injury ofthe type. Flaring mouths or openings l are formed at the outlet of the hopper and atthe upper end of the socket or casing supporting the first type 'plunger orv lifter beneath the hopper for the purpose ofmore effectually centering the type when acted independentl type-engaging dogs controlled by three independent type-actuated ribs and is provided with improved mounting and adj usting devices to insure greater accuracy in operation under varying v conditions. The second type-carrier, which movesvthe suecesf sive type through the typefrace past the shuttle,has an adj ustingdevice for regulating the extent of opening `of, the jaws,land the jaws'are of improved. construction andare formed with peculiarly-shaped type-engaging e r` thebody portion of thecarrier, are more effective than 4the old forms of such devicesv .shuttle-dogs. l y K I have discovered in lexperimenting with type-setting'machines of this style thatvariationsl in the depth of the -nicks in the faces of 'faces which, combined with the structure ofn type sometimes'cause the machine to vfailpin properly lfacing, the type for the following .j reason: Theftu'rning of Va type one or more `times upon its longitudinal 'axis under the Y.action ofthe shuttle (to cause it to face inthe properdirection) is effected by the engager' ment of one or more of the shuttle-dogs with the adjacent forward corner of thejtypeas'it is moved through the type-race past'the shuttle by the second type-carrier, the shuttledogs being normally in inoperative position and moved into `operative Vposition at the proper moments to engage the type'by the movable ribs of the shuttle, which are in turn operated by the'engagementtherewith of the plain faces of the type. `When the type. has

been turned sufficiently to'present its nicked A Yface in the proper directionthat is, toward the shuttlen-one of the nicks will` be inthe horizontal plane of the dog-controlling ribs and will ride over them Without effect, allow IoriV f A ing the shuttle-dogs to remain in inoperative position, and the type will proceed Without further altering its position to the galley. When the type is in position for making its final turn to bring its n'icked face against the shuttle, it will be clear that the nicks of the type traverse the forwardly-presented face of the type-body and extend through the forward corner of the plain face, which is at a right angle thereto and is presented toward the shuttle', so that the dog-controlling rib of the shuttle will at first be pressed back by the engagement of said plain face of the typebody to cause the dog to project and engage the forward corner of the type-body for turning the type; but just as soon as the type has been partially turned the nicked corner ofthe type will be presented over the said controlling-rib and will release or partially release the pressure upon the rib and withdraw or partially withdraw the shuttle-dog from engagement with the type, the amount of release of pressure upon the rib and withdrawal of the dog depending upon the depth of the nickin the type-body. If the nick is only of normal depth, the shuttle-dog will not be disengaged from the turning type'until the final turn of one-quarter of a revolution is more than half completed, when the pressure of the spring-jaws of the second type-carrier will eect the complet-ion of the turn. If, on the other hand, the nick in the type is unusually deep, as is sometimes the case, the shuttledog will be disengaged from the turning type before its final turn is half completed, and the pressure of the spring-jaws ot' the typecarrier upon the type will cause the type t.to he turned back with its nicked face presented forwardly again. If a type having such unusually deep nicks in its body is presented to the shuttle in a position needing only this one A final turn to place it in proper position, each one of the shuttle-dogs will fail to give it the .I'inal turn for the reason just explained, and 45 the type will not be placed in the galley facing the proper way.

To overcome the difficulty just pointed out at some length, I have devised an auxiliary type-turning device, which I term a kicker. This kicker, which is a very important and broadly novel feature of my machine, is preferably mounted upon the second type-carrier and is constructed to impart the final turn to the type-in case of the failure of the shuttledogs and has no effect upon the type if it has previously7 been placed in proper position by the shuttle. This kicker comprises a ribbed dog or finger formed with a type-engaging shoulder at the inner end of its rib ofthe same depth as the rib, and it is mounted upon the second type-carrier and provided with operating means to impart a movement to it transverse to the lnovement of the type in the type-race. In addition to its movement transverse to the type-race the kicker dog or finger has a pivotal movement which enables it to move into engagement with the forwardly-presented face of the type-body. The rib of the kicker dog or finger is supported in the same horizontal plane as the dog-controlling ribs of the shuttle, so that it will be in the proper plane to engage the determining nick in the type-body. If the type in the type-race is in proper position with its nicked face presented toward the shuttle,a plain face of the type-body will be presented forwardly in the race and the ribbed kicker will come in contact with this plain face and the rib will prevent the engagement of the shoulder with the type, and hence the type will not be turned in the type-race. If,` on the other hand, the type is not in proper position when the kicker is operated, the nicked face of the type-body will be presented forwardly in the type-race, and when the kicker closes on the type its rib will enter the nick and allow its shoulder to engage the corner of the type and turn it around into proper position. The spring-jaws of the second type-carrier coperate with the kicker to assist it in its work, and the peculiar shape of the jaws is important in this connection. An adjustablymounted springpressed friction plate or block is arranged adjacent to the type-shuttle and forms with the shuttle the yielding side wall of the type-race. The opposite side wall of the type-race is formed by an adjustable and removable rigid sill, which has adjustable means for determining its position in the machine. I employ a removable galley, which can be taken off when it is filled with a composition of type and a new one putin its place. The galley is provided with novel securing means and an adjustable wall, which enables the operator to compose matter with any desired length of lines. I employ an improved cut-o mechanism for advancing the lines as they are completed in the section of the typerace at the rear of the galley, and I also provide an adjustable line detecter or feeling device having means for actuating the cutoff mechanism and indicator. 'lheindicator is of improved construction and is provided with removable and changeable dials or indicator-plates to adapt the machine to different fonts of type.

My invention consists of various other features of construction, and in order that my invention may be fully understood I will nor proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings and will afterward point out the novelty with more particularity in the annexed claims.

In said drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of my improved type setting or composing machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same looking at the right-hand end of Figs. l and 2. Fig. 4t is a detail transverse sectional elevation illustrating the arrangement and 0peration of the traps or gates in the typechute. Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating the first type-lifting plunger and its adjustable operating mechanism. Figs. G and 7 arc IUS IIO

detail plan views of the type-guiding and nick-engaging devices located -directly beneath the lower trap or gate of the type-chute, the parts being in closed position in Fig. 6 and in open position in Fig. 7.- Figs. Sand 9 are detail plan views of the sectional flaring upper end of the socket or casing of the irst plunger-lifter, Fig. 8 representing the vmovable partin closed position and Fig. 9 said part in open position. Fig. 10 is a detail central longitudinal sectional `elevation of part of the machine, illustrating the operating mechanism of the type-feelers and the relative location of the two type-lifting plungers, the projection for starting the rotation of the tumbler-carrier, the ribs-of the type-turning shuttle, and spring-pressed friction-plate of the type-race. Fig. 1l is a detail sectional view of the operating mechanism of the typefeelers. Fig. 12 is a detail vertical sectional elevation of the first or tumbler type-carrier. Figs. 13 and 14 are detail transverse sectional lviews of the same, taken on the line z a of Fig.A l2 and representing in dotted lines the limits of rotation of the 'carrier-head in its body. Figs. 15,16, 17, and 18 are detail end elevationsillustrating the tu mbler-carrier-rotating devices in progressive positions. Fig.

- 19 is a detail plan viewh of the type-turning shuttlemechanism. ,Fig. 20 isa front view of the saine. Fig. 21 is an edge viewof the same. Fig. 22 is a detail plan view of the shuttle removed from its supporting-block and having its top plate removed to show the arrangement and construction of type-turning dogs. Fig. 23 kis an enlarged detail front elevation of one of the type-turning devices of the shuttle. Figs. 24 and 25 are enlarged detail plan Views of one of thetype-turning dogs and its controlling-rib, illustrating their two positions. plan view illustratingthe--second type-carrier and type-turning kicker andthe adj ustablymounted rigid sill of the type-race, the ty-pecarrying jaws and kicker being `in closed or operative position. Fig-.'27` is a similar view showing the type-carrying jaws and kicker in l open or inoperative position.` Fig. 22S-is a detail sectional edge view of the same. Fig. 29 is a transverse sectional view of the kicker. Figs. 30, 3l, and 32 are detail plan views illustrating the operation of the kicker-finger with relation to the cooperating jaw of the second type-carrier. Fig. 33 is a detail end elevation illustrating the cam whichoperates the'coinposing-rule and line cut-off and the device forpreventing backwardl rotation of the machine. Fig. 34Vis a detail sectional elevation illustrating the line-cut-o mechanism. Fig. 35 is a detail p lan view illustrating the line-feeling device which controls the line cut-off and operates'the line-indicator and the gagerby which,

the line-feeling device is adjusted. Figs. 36 and 37 are respectively a detail sectional plan and a detail end elevationof the adjustable spring-pressed friction plate or block forming part of one wallof the type-race. Fig. 38 is a Fig. 26 isa detailsectional v detail plan view of the section of the type-race which is located in rear ofthe galley, also showing a portion of the galley and the spring-actuated gatewhich extends across the type-race and confines the type-line in the race-section back of the galley. Fig. 39 is a detail elevation of the said gate and a part of the galley. Fig. 40 is a detail longitudinal sectional ele,- vation of the adjustable galley-block. Figs. 41,42, and 43 are detail views illustrating the removable galley and its adjustable sidewall. Figs. 44, 45, 46, 47, and 48 are detail views of parts of the lin e-indicator. Fig. 49 is a det-ail view of part of the brace for the auxiliary plate or galley-support. Fig. 50 is an underneath elevation of the bracing and guiding bracket arm and yoke. for the type-carrier frame. views illustratinga modified form of device for securing the removable galley kupon its support. Y Fig. is a detail elevation of the improved gage forindicating the proper amount of projection of the type-lifting plungers from their casings to suit the location of the determining-nick upon the type of the font to be composed by the machine. detail sectional plan view showing the mechanism for reciprocating the supporting-bar of the type-carriers. Figs. 57 and 58 are detail transverse sectional elevationsV of the com -y ating mechanism. Fig. 59-is a detail sectionalelevation of part-of the operating mechanism for the com posing-rule and line cut-0E. Fig. 60 is a detail plan View of the controlling device for the line cut-od which is operated by the line-feeling device.

The same parts are indicated throughout'k Figs. 5l, 52, 53, and54 are detail Fig. tais a i loo theseveral figures of the drawings lbythe Y same reference-numerals. v

lI kprefer to construct my improved type-seti ting machine upon a-suitable base l, having four upwardly-projectingstandards 2, tothe rear ones of whichis hingedat its rear edge a platforml 3, which supports allof the oper?r .ative parts of the machine, as hereinafter de- .f

scribed. The platform 3,\hing'ed to the 'rear i standards, rests at or nearits forward edgeuponl the front standards, and the four standn ardsv support the platform in Aa horizontal plane vat a suitable distance from thebaseil to accommodate the operative-parts of thek `machine which project beneathfthe `platform,l

and at the same time the platform may be lifted upon its hinges to expose'theoperative i l.

IZO i parts of the machine "beneath the platform`` for repair or adj ustment.'4 i

At the Aleft-hand end of `the platformy 31a galley-supporting plate orauXiliary platform 5 is rigidly secured tothe main platform 3 and projects forwardly therefrom in the same plane. Depending from the galley-supporting plate or platform is arigid bracing arm or .bracket 6, provided at its lower end `with an adjustable screw-stop 7, which is adapted to engage the fron-t edge of the machine-base 1 and assist insupporting the auxiliary platv the reciprocating rod 30.

universal-joint connections at its ends -with form or plate to hold the same rigid when the machine is operating. This auxiliary support or brace (i is especially' important in sustaining the weight of the galley when it is :filled With type.

is the main operating-shaft of the machine, journaled at 11 and 12 beneath the supporting-platform 3 and carrying at its righthand end the fast and loose pulleys 13 and 14. Mounted upon the main shaftv 10 in proper positions along its length are several cams, gears, rbc., by which the operative parts of the machine are operated.

15 is an auxiliary carrier-supporting frame or yoke formed with rearwardly-extending cylindrical rods or studs 16, which t and slide freely in the tubular sockets 17, formed on the under face of the supporting-platform 3. The auxiliary carrier-frame is reciprocated transversely of the machine by means of a counter-shaft journaled in suitable bearings and provided atits ends with rock-arms connected through links with extensions of the bearingstuds 16 of the carrier-frame and rock-arms (one of which, 25, is shown) keyed to the counter-shaft and carrying antifriction-rollers, (on e of Which,26,is shown which are operated by a cam 27, carried by the main operating-shaft lO. This structure is practically the same as used in my above-named patent.

is a reciprocating type-carriersupporting Arod or bar mounted to slide in tubular bearings 31 of the auxiliary frame 15. This rod or bar 30 support-s the first and second type-carriers and causes them to reciprocate longitudinally of the machine in a manner hereinafter explained, the reciprocations of said carriers transversely of the machine to Vcause them to grasp and release the successive type being effected by the transverse reciprocations of the carrier-supporting frame just explained.

The rod or bar 30 is reciprocated in the auxiliary frame 15 by means of a gear y35 on the main shaft 10 meshing with a companion gear 36, keyed to a short auxiliary shaft 37, journaled in a depending bracket or lug 38 of the supporting-platform 3 and carrying at its forward end a crank 39, connected through A a pitman 40 with the bracket 41, (ofthe first typecarrier,) which is rigidly mounted upon The pitinan 40 has the crank 3Q and bracket 4.1 to allow for the transverse reci procation of the auxiliary supporting-frame.

To insure the rigidity of the auxiliary carriensupporting frame 15, I provide a depending bracket-arm 45, which is rigidly mounted upon the said auxiliary frame 15 and has journaled in its lower end an antifrictionroller 46, which rests and travels upon the upper surface of a bracket 47, firmly secured to the base-plate 1. This bracket-arm has formed integral with it a guide yoke or loop 48, extending at right angles to it, so as to rest normally in a horizontal plane. Keyed to the reciprocating rod or bar 30 is a depending guide-arm l9,carryin g at its lower end a guideblock 50, which fits snugly in the guide loop or yoke 484 and travels therein as the rod or bar 30 rcciprocates. By this means the rod or bar 30 is held absolutely against rotative motion in its bearings, so as to accurately hold the two type-carriers, hereinafter described, in a horizontal plane. This is very important to the proper operation of the machine. l

GO is the type-receiving funnel or hopper, into which the composer deposits the type successively. The hopper is removably mounted in the upper end of a vertical type chute or passage-way 61, formed in the casting 62,which is rigidly mounted upon the upper face of the supporting-platform 3. The type chute or passage-way 6l is traversed or cut off at two points separated by a vertical distance a little greater than the length ot' the ordinary printing-type by means of transversely-reciprocating traps or valves 63 and (il, which operatein suitable guideways or openings formed in the casting 62. These traps or valves G3 and 64 are faced on their upper surfaces with fiber or other suitable cushioning material 63 64: to prevent the Wear and injuryof the type by contact therewith.

65 is a lever journaled at GG and engaging at its upper end a pin 67, projecting from the edge of the upper valve or trap G3, and having a forked Alower end G8, which stl'addles a pin G9, projecting from the edge of the lower valve or trap G4. A spring connects the pin 67 with `a pin 71, projecting from the face of the casting 62 to give the trap or valve 63 a spring tendency to close and the trap or valve 64 a spring tendency to open. A ver- `tically-reciprocating rod or bar 72 is journaled at 73 to the lever 65 and carries at its lower end, beneath the supporting-platform 3, an antifriction-roller 74, which runs upon a cam 75, mounted upon the main shaft 10. A spring 76 connects a pin 77, projecting from the upper end of rod or bar 72, with a stationary pin 78, projecting from the face of casting 62 and extending through slot 79 inthe bar 72, just above the platform 3. This spring 715 operates in conjunction with the spring 70 to tend to close the valve or trap 63 and hold the rod or bar 72 into operative relation with the cam 75. The trap or valve isr opened and the trap or valve 64: is closed by the action of the cam 75, while these traps or valves are moved into theiropposite positions by the action of the springs just described, it being clear that the traps or valves operate alternately, one being open while the other is closed.

Directly beneath the type chute or passagei Way 61,'above described, is mounted, in a suitable vertical opening in the supporting-platform 3, a tubular casing 80, in which operates a vertically-reciprocatiug plunger or type- IOO IIO

or bearing 8,7, projecting beneath the plattformy The upper end of the rod 85 is screwthreaded, as shown at 85, andscrewed onto the said threaded end vot' the rod is an interiorly-threaded adj listing-post 8S,formed with a milled hand-wheel 89 at its upper end and g platform 3.

a flange or collar 90 at'its lower end, which is engaged by the forked bracket '91, secured lto the'platform 3 by screw 92 for confining the adjusting-post 88 upon the platform 3 and clamping it in the desired adjusted position and preventing the vibrationsy of the machine changing the adjustment.- The jour? nal-pin 82, which pivotally connects the rod or pitman 82 with the forward end of lever 83, is extended upon both sides of the lever 83, and these extensions of the pin 82 are engaged by the spiral springs 95, which are connected at their upper ends with pins or lugsprojecting from the `lower face of the The springsl 95 tend to raise the plunger' or lifter 81 in its casing and also to hold the antifriction-rol'ler 97, journaled upon lever 83, in operativerelation with the cam 98, mounted upon the main shaft 10. 'lhe rod or pitman 82 is' formed with a forwardlyprojecting lug or shoulder 0 9, th rough which' is threaded a small adjustable screw-stop 100, which is adapted to engage the under face of the platform 3, adjacentfto the socket or casing 80, and limit the upward movement of the plunger or type-lifter 8l under the action of the springs 95. By rotating the adjustingpost 88 the fulcrum ot' the level' 83 can be raised or lowered to regulate the stroke of the lever 83, which operates the type-lifter or plunger' 8l. lThe adjustment of the fulcrum of lever 83 .is to regulate the height of the plunger 81 in its socket when it is in its lowest or type-receiving position, the stop 100 serving to determine the high position of the plunger. The adjustment of the typereceiving position of' the plunger 8l is very important, in that it enables the operator to reduce the operative or type-lifting stroke of the plunger to a minimum, so as to avoid nnnecessary momentum of the plunger under the action of its lifting-springs and reduce the shock and possibility of injury to the type when their upward movement is arrested by the engagement of one of the feelers with the type notch or nick.

always made while the lever 83 is on the intermediate circular portion of @amt-i8. When the type is passed through the type-chute 61 with its face up, itis necessaryv that 4the plunger support the type only low enough to bring the determining type notch or nick below the type-feelers, so that one ot' the feelers will en- This adjustment isl gage .the type-nick when the plunger raises the type.

' rlhe upper end of the socket or casing 80 of the type lifter or plunger is extended beyond the platform 3 in the form of a cup 105, hav-f ing an upward ly-flaring or grad ually-widening mouth. The purpose of this flaring-mouthed cup 105 is to yguide the type into the socket extension 105 of the casing 8,0 is cut away, as shown at'105, to allow,` the passage of the type transversely therefrom when it is taken by the first type-carrier'.

This cut-out` rportion'105iL is normally vclosed by a short section 106, shaped to fit snugly in the' cut-out portion and complete the cup or socket 105. The section 106 is mounted upon the end of a lever 107, journaled to the platform at 108,

and provided with a spring 109, which tends to close the section into-the cut-away part.

105a of the cup. Projecting from the upper face of the-heel of thesection isv a lpin 110, `by which the section is'moved away from the `cup in the manner' hereinafter eX- plained.l y y The lower end'of the type lchu te or passageway 61 directly beneath the trap or gate '64 is formed with a downwardlyflaring 'opening 115, formed in a plate 116, secured to the The platellhas a cut-out porcasting. tion at 116LL to allow the. passage ofthe type transversely therefrom, which cut-out por tion is normally closed by a plate-section 117, mounted upon the upper end of the sliding yoke 11S, which is mounted upon the dovelOO,

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tailbar 119, which works'in asuitable guide. l

way formed` in the face of the casting 62. A section or portion of the type chtite or guide-V way 6l is formed in a skeleton frame, in which are pivotally 'mounted three of the springpressed feelers 126, which are constructed in the usual manner, asset forth in my above-y named patent, No. 493,448. This section of the type-chute is separated froml the cup 105l `beneath it and the plate 116 above it to allow the passage transversely of the upper and lower fingers of the pincers yof jaws of the first typelearrier, presently to be explained. A' fourth spring-pressed feeler 126a is pivotally mounted upon the sliding yoke .118, so

as to becapable of moving out of the path of v the type to allow the first type-carrier to remove it from the typechute- Projecting beneath the yoke l118 is a pin 130, which engages the pin of section 106 to cause said section to be moved into open position simultaneously with the opening 'of the section of the type-chute formed by the skeleton frame, as described. 'The sliding dovetail'barllQ is IIO operated at intervals by a suitable lever' and cam, such as set forth in my above-named patent, No. 493,448. A spring 141 is mounted in the casting 62 and engages the yoke 11S for holding it normally in closed position with a yielding pressure, which is overcome at intervals for opening the gates in the typechute by the action of the operating-cam.

145 is an open yoke mounted upon the vertically-sliding rod 146, which is mounted in a suitable bearing 147, formed on the face of the casting 62. This yoke 145 partially encircles the feelers 126 and rests directly beneath the heels of the feelers, so that when the yoke is raised the feelers will open to allow the type to pass them. This operation is the same as in my above-named patent. This yoke is intermittently raised by the engagement of the rod or bar 148, mounted in a socket 149 of platform 3 and resting on the end of the adjusting-screw 150 of the bellerank lever 151, which is journaled at 152 beneath the platform 3 and carries an antifriction-roller153, which operates upon the cam-face 154, keyed to the main operatingshaft 10. The bell-crank lever 151 is downwardly curved at 151n to avoid interfering with the right-hand bearing-stud 16 of the carrier-frame. The screw 150 can be adj usted to take up wear of the parts. Immediately after the feelers 126 are opened to allow the free passage of a type to the plunger 81. they are allowed to close around the type for straightening it or placing it upright on the plunger preparatory to its being raised by the plunger. The cam 98 is formed with a short high portion 98, which serves to draw the plunger away slightly from the type j ust as the feelers close upon it for the purpose of relieving the type from Contact and friction of the plunger during the straightening action of the feelers. Immediately after the type has been straightened on the plunger the plunger moves the type up through the feelers, and if the typeface is presented upwardly one of the feelcrs will engage the type-nick and arrest its upward movement; butif the type-face is presented downwardly the type-nick will be above the feelers and cannot be engaged by them, and the plunger will raise the type until the stop 100 arrests the upward movement.

Formed integral with bracket 41, above re`- ferred to, is the tubular head 160 of the first or tumbler type-carrier, in which tubular head is journaled the shaft or axle 161 of the tumbler-carrier. Formed integral with the shaft or axle 161 is the tumbler-head 162, carrying two of the pineer fingers 163 and formed with a transverse guideway or slot 164, in which is mounted the movable section 165 ofthe tumbler-head, upon which is formed the other pincer-fingers 166. A rod 167 eX- tends through an opening in the tumbler-head 162 and is secured to the movable section 165 of the tumbler-head, a spiral spring 168 surrounding thc rod 167 and being confined between the head ol the rod and the tumblerhead 162 for yieldingly holding the section 165 in close contact with the tu mbler-head 1 62 and the pincer Vlingers 166 in contact with the pincer-iingers 163.

Mounted upon a bracket-arm 170, projecting from the platform 3, is an adjustable stop 171, with which the head of the rod 167 comes in contact as the tumbler-carrier is moved toward the right for opening the pineers at the end of the movement to the right and holding the pincers open until they move inwardly on opposite sides of the type held in the type-y chute, when the continued inward movementr of the tumbler-carrier causes the head of the rod to slip oil:` of the stop and allows the pincers to close upon the type in readiness to carry it into the type-race. r,

Surrounding the tumbler-shaft 161, within the tubular head 160., is a spiral spring 175, one end of which is attached to the shaft 161, while the other end is attached to an adjustable collar 176, looselysurrounding the shaft 161 and held in any desirable adjusted position by means of a set-screw 177, threaded through the wall of the tubular head 160. By loosening the screw 177 the collar 176 can be rotated for adjusting the tension of spring 175. The purpose of the spring is to hold the rotatable tumbler-carrier in normal position with a yielding pressure.

The inner face of tubular head 160 is cut out at 178, and upon the inner face ot' the r0- tatable tumbler-head 162 is mounted a stop screw or pin 179, which positively limits the rotation of the tumbler-head within its casing in both directions by coming in contact with the ends of the cut-out portion 178 of the tubular head;

The outer end of the tumbler-shaft 161 has ICO keyed to it a combination cam and segmentgear, the cam portion of which is indicated at 180, while the segment-gear is indicated at 181. Mounted upon a bracket 182 is ay mutilated rack-bar 183, having a cam-engaging straight face 184. Upon the inner face of the bracket 182 is mounted a short guide rail or track 185, with which engages an eccentric pin or lug 186, projecting from the face oit' the combined segment-gear and cam 180 181. The purpose of these parts just described will now be explained.

When a type passes into the hopper with its face presented downwardly, it is necessary to reverse it before it has passed into the typerace. The plunger, or type-lifter 81 raises such inverted type in the type chute sufficiently far before they are grasped by the tumbler-carrier to insure the uppermost end of the type (which is in reality the base ol the type) coming in contact with a stop-plate or lug 187, supported on the casting 62. The engagement of the type with the stop-plate orlug 187 while the tumbler-carrier is moved to the left starts the ltumbler-carrier to rotate, and this partial rotation causes the segment 181 to mesh with the mutilated rack 183, which continues the rotation of the tum- IIO bler-carrier until it has made acomplete haltturn, which will bring the face of the type uppermost.v Vhen the tumbler has completed its half-turn, as just described, the eccentric-pin 186, Whose position'will have been reversed, will engage' the track 185 and slide thereon, so as to effectivelyhold' the tumbler in its inverted position while it moves forward and outward to deposit the typein the type-race.' The tumbler then moves to the right again, disengagingthe eccentric-pin 186 from the track 185 and throwing the segmentgear 181 into mesh with the mutilated rack 183 again, which positively returns the tumbler to its normal position. When the tumbler-carrier takes a type from the chutewith described is formed of a type-sill 190 on oney side and a spring-pressed type-turning shuttle and a spring-pressed 'friction-block on the otherside. The type-sill190 is rigidlymounted upon a bar 191, which vis secured to a lug or projection 192 of the platform 3. The lug or projection 192 is formed with a square groove 194 in its upper face, and the bar 191 is formed with a square rib or projection 195 on its lower face,which sldingly engages the square groove 194. A set-screw .196 passes through an elongated opening in bar 191 and is threaded into a suitable opening in the lug or projection 192, a washer being interposed between the head of screw 196 and the bar 191. An adjusting-screw 199 is threaded into the end of thebar 191 and'is adapted to engagethe set-screw 196. Before the screw 196 is screwed down tightly the adjusting-screw` 199 is screwed inwardly or outwardly to move the sill 190 outwardly orinwardly, and when the sill has been placed in the desired position the set-screw 196 is screwed tightly to its seatto hold the type-sill rigidly in position. By means of this varrarngement it will beobserved that the type-sill can be removed for repair or for gaining access to other parts of the machine without the annoyance of losing the desired adjusted position, it being a simple matter to replace the sill in its old adjusted position by reason of the engagement of the adjusting-screw 199 with the shank of set-screw 196. The right-hand end of the type-sill 190 is formed with au outwardly curved or taperinglip 190a to form lwith the receiving end of the shuttle, hereinafter described, a daring opening for the reeeption of the type delivered to the race by the first type-carrier.

Mounted upon the upper face of the platform 3 is a bed-plate 200, upon whichis supportedthe type-shuttle, which I will now describe. v

201 is a block formed with a rib 202 on` its lower face, which engages in arecess 203 of the upper face ot" the bed-plate 200.` An elongated slot 204 is formed through the block 201, and a set-screw 205 passes through the slot 204 into a suitable threaded opening in the bed-plate 200. `By this means the block 201, carrying the yieldingly-mountedshuttle,pres

ently to be referred. to, can be adjusted toward and away from the line of travel of the type. In the inner face 'of block 201 Vare formed the inclined circular recesses oropenings 206, from which ,project the rods 207, arranged concentrically in said openings.

210 is the shuttle proper, formed of a suitable skeleton frame and having the guidetubes 211 projecting rearwardly from it adjacent toits ends and at an angle and engaging and sliding upon or telescoping with the rods 207 of the adjustable supporting-block 201. Spiral springs 212 surround the guidetubes 211 and rods 207, engaging the shuttle 210 and supporting-block 201 at their ends for giving the shuttle a constant spring-pressure'in the direction of the type-sill190. To avoid the chance of straining the guide-rods 207and guide-tubes 211 by accidental downward pressure upon the shuttle 210, I :pro` vide upon the upper face of the bed-plate200 two small lugs 213, above'which the shuttle is normally supportedjust free of them, but sufciently close yto be supported by them in case ot any unusual downward strain upon the shuttle. The lugs 213 also serve-to sup-- port the shuttle when the parts become Worn, and they insure the shuttle `remaining in alinement. To avoid` straining the shuttlesupporting rods and tubesupwardljgfl provide a post 215 upon the upper face of bedplate 200 at a point between the guide-rods 207 and guide-tubes 211 and rotatably mount upon this post 215 a short bracing-arm 216,

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which is secured to the post by a set-screw A 217. lIn the outerend of the bracing-arm 216 is mounted an adjustable screw-stopf218. l.

When the shuttle is put in `place upon the bed-plate 200, the arm 216 Vis rotated lupon the-post 215 until the adjustable screw-stop 218 is directly above the shuttle, when the kset-screw 217 is screwed securely in placev to lock the arm in its'operative position. Y The screw 218 is adjusted with relation to the shuttle to just clear the uppersurface of the shuttle, so that the shuttle will be allowed to movefreely without engaging'the screw, the screw being, however, in position to resistl any unusual upward movement which may by Vchance be imparted to the shuttle.

`Sometimes the type have ronghened places or accumulations of'dirt upon'them, which cause them to offer unusual resistance to the `operation of some parts of the machine.

type-lifting plunger, hereinafter described, there is danger of upwardly straining the shuttle-supporting rods and tubes, the result of which would be that the type-nick would not be placed in proper alinement with the shuttle-ribs 220, hereinafter described. rlhe bracing-arm 216 is particularly designed to resist such upward strain.

Mounted within the inner operative face of the shuttle 210, adjacent to the type-sill 190, are three independent type-turning devices, each one of which consists of a yieldinglymounted rib 220, having operative connec-` tion with a pivotally-mounted type-turning dog 221. The rib 220 is formed with a rearwardlyextending guide -piece 2202, which slides in a suitable recess formed in the shuttle and is engaged by a small spring 222, which causes the rib to be projected slightly beyond the surface of the shuttle. Each of the type-turning dogs 221 is journaled in the y shuttle above its controlling-rib upon'a `journal-pin 223 and has its heel connected with edout.

the controlling-rib 220 through the medium of a small pin 224C, which operates in a short slot in the wall of the shuttle, which separates the rib and the dog. Each of the typeturning devices is of the construction just described.

The old shuttle of my Patent No. 493,448, above referred to, caused trouble at times, beca use the springpressu re was not properly distributed,and caused the shuttle to have a tendency to bind. To overcome this objection, it was necessary to mount the shuttle loosely, and then it would cause trouble at times by yielding the depth of the type-nick and failing to properly turn the type. My present construction and mounting of the shuttle, as above described, obviate the objections point- The adjustment of the shuttle-supi porting block toward and away from the stai tle upon the telescoping round rods and tubes adjacent to the ends of the shuttle and the arrangement of the springs thereon equalizes thel springpressure upon the shuttle and causes it to work vuniformly and freely irrespective of the location ofthe type in the type-race with reference to the shuttle.

It will be clear to those familiar with the styleI of machine to which my improvements apply that when the type passing through the type-race is presented with a plain face in engagement with one of the ribs 220 the typeturning dog 221 will have its nose projected beyond the inner face of the shuttle, so as to engage the corner of the advancing type and cause the type to make a quarter-revolution in the race, the shuttle and the jaws of the type-carrier yielding sufficiently to allow the movement of the type. W'hen, however, a nick of the type passes over the rib, the rib will not be pressed in, and the dog will be allowed to remain in normal inactive position, allowing the type to proceed along the typerace without being rotated. The general plan of this type-turning shuttle is the same asin my previous patent above referred to, the details of construction only being claimed as new in my present case.

The type are taken successively from the hopper above described and carried by the first type-carrier into the type-race formed by the sill 190 and the yieldingly-mounted shuttle 210, the gradually-contracting opening of the type-race formed by the curved ends of the sill and shuttle directing the type in position and the jaws of the first type-carrier yielding sufliciently to allow the type to slide slightly in the jaws until the type rests in the position determined by the type-race. The lirst type-carrier then recedes and leaves the type in the race directly above the second type plunger or lifter, which I will now describe.

230 is the second type plunger or lifter, which is mounted in a suitable socket or casing 231, formed in the platform 3, and is counected through a pitman with the forward end of an operating-lever, which lever carries an antifriction-roller which travels upon the face of an operating-cam. This lever is jou rnaled to the lower end of an adjustable rod 236, which passes up through an opening in alug or boss formed integral with the lower face of the platform 3 and has a threaded upper end which screws into an interiorlythreaded adjustingpost having an operating handwheel 239 at its upper end and an annular collar or ange at its lower end, which is engaged by a yoked bracket 241, secured to the platform 3, for confining the adjusting-post in position.

The construction of the type-lifting plunger 230 and its supporting and operating mechanism just described is the same as above described in connection with the first type-lifting plunger 8l. The upper surface of the type-lifting plunger 230 is faced with fiber or other suitable cushioning material 23012 After the type is deposited in the typerace by the iirst type-carrier it is engaged by the second type-lifting plunger 230, just dcscribed, and raised in the race to the proper height to bring one of the nicks of the type in the same horizontal plane as the three ribs of the shuttle. The type is then engaged by the second type-carrier and carried part way through the type-race past the type-turning devices of the shuttle in a manner which I will now describe.

250 is a bracket adjustably mounted upon the reciprocating rod or bar 30 of the auxiliary carrier-supporting frame. Upon this bracket 250 is rigidly mounted the body 251 of the second type-carrier, which, it will lbe observed, extends in a horizontal plane from the supporting rod or bar 30 and embraces thc typcsill 190. The typc-carricr 251 is pro- IOO IOS

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` jaws 255 and 265,1each of which'jaws has up- Vss per and lower fingers or sections'which are adapted to engage the successive rtype in the type-race aboveand below the type-sill 190. The right-hand jaw 255, having upper and lower ingers or sections 255 and255b, is journaled to the carrier-body 251 at 256 and is yieldingly-held in position by a spring 257, mounted'upon a rod 258, which projectsvfrom the carrier-body 251 through an opening 259` in the jaw 255 and has threaded upon its outer end an adjustable tubular nut-260, within which the spring 257 is confined and by which it is held against the jaw 255. The tubular n ut 260 not only serves to confine the spring 257 and regulate the spring-pressure upon jaw 255, but it also serves as a stop, with which the jaw 255 engages to limit the movement of the jaw upon its journal 256.'

In addition to the spring and limiting-stop for the jaw 255, which Ihave just described, Iprovide the jaw with a rearwardlyextending heel 261, which travels over a cam plate or bar 262, having alternate high and low portions. The purpose of the heel 261 and cambar 262 is to positively close the jaw 255 immediately after each type has been turned by the shuttle and hold the jaw positively closed while the type is being advanced between the turning operations of the shuttle-dogs, the low parts of the cam-bar allowing the jaw 2.55 to yield slightly under the action of the type asit is turning in the jaws -by the action of the shuttle-dogs. The feature of the faces of jaw-sections 255n and 25.5b overlapping or projecting slightly beyondshoulders 251c of the carrier-body 251 is 'quite important -in combilnation with the positive closing means for thejaw 255 when operating upon the type,'as vit is very necessary that the type be held snugly in engagement withthe shoulders 251c toinsure the turning action. n l

Projecting upwardlyv from the ylower sections 255" of the jaw 255 is a pin' 263, which, is engaged at the limit of the forward stroke of the' carrier by a pin 264, project-ing from the type-sill' 190,4 so vas to relieve the type partially from the engagement of the j aw-sec tions 255a and 255 at the moment that the carrier is moved outwardly away from the type.A

t 265 is the left-hand jaw of the type-carrier, formed of upper and lower fingers or sect-ions.

Thisjaw 265 is held normally closed by spring type-jaw 265 at the limit of therearward or right-hand motion of the carrier for opening thevjaw 265 to allow the jaws to be moved inwardly over the type in the race.

Itwill be observed that the tw'o sections of the right -hand jaw. 255 are shaped to t snugly against the cut-out portion 251a of the carrier-body, the lines of division 25.11 between the jaw-sections proper and the inner ends of the upper and lower plates of the carrier-body 251v being upon an arc drawn from the journal 256 ofthe type-jaw 255. v It is important that these parts it snugly together,A v

particularly adjacent to the engaging faces of 4 the jaws, in order t0 prevent thin type from becoming wedged between the jaw and carrier-bod y wliile4 they are being rotated; The operative faces of the jaw-sections 255a and 255b are curved forward slightly, and the upt per and lower plates of the carrier-body are formed with shoulders 251C, beyond which the adjacent ends of the'curved faces of the jaw-sections 255 and 255" project slightly to insure the type moving forwardly against i the carrier-body under the spring "action of the shuttle at each turn or partial rotation of the type. This is desirable, because in turning the type naturally move away from the carrier-body toward the shuttle, andV to ini sure the proper operation `of the mechanism the type should be maintained in close relation `to the type-sill 190 and shoulders 251c of the carrier-body 251. These shoulders 251c afford rigid advancing-points of I the carrier,

which lassist materially in the turning of the type when its diagonally opposite corner isv f engaged by one `of the shuttle-dogs 221, the yielding of the type-carryingjaws allowing at the same time the rotation of the type and Y the curvature vof the jaws being such as to further assist this turning operation.y The jaw-sections 255 and 255b also have forwardlyprojecting curved `hooks or noses 2551, whichserve the purpose of confining the typewithin proper limitsin the jawsunder the turny ing action, particularly under the Vaction of f ,y

the kicker, which I will presently describe.`

The curved operative faces of the jaw-se@ v tions 255iL and 255b may alsoA be'formed with L one or more vteeth or shoulders 255C, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 30 of the draw? ings, said teeth orshoulders assisting in the Ixo turning ofthe type .when acted upon by the j kicker.

As above pointed-out, lv have found vsome l.difficulty with the operation of the type-turn- :ing devices or-` shuttle ot' my machine when operating upontype having nicks of unusual of` the type-'Shu ttleto impart the final turn to the type to bring the nicked faces of the type -k n I I zo' against 'the shuttle. Thisfailure isV due to the fact that ywhen the type is advancing in the race in a position to require but onemore turn the nicks of the type-,extend across the'jf forwardly-presented face of the type and cut 4; A l '71,25 tle in the plane of the shuttle-ribs 220 tosuchv -an extent that before the type has half corny away the forward corner adjacent to the shutpleted its quarter-turn the cut-,out in said corner or shoulder of thetype will so far release the pressure upon the shuttle-rib 220 thatthe dog 221 which is operating will be withdrawn I .from engagement with the type and the pressure of the spring-actuated carrier-jaws 255 and 265 will cause the type to be returned to its IIS ,y depth. This difficulty has been the failure n ILO starting position, audit will still need a quarter-revolution to bring it into proper position for movement into the galley. If a type has such a deep nick in its face,it may pass all three of the turning devices of the shuttle without receiving the required final turning, and unless some means be provided to impart this final turn to the type in case of failure of the shuttle it will be clear that such type will be fed into the galley facing improperly. To overcome this defectin the machine as heretofore constructed, I have devised what I have termed a kicker, which is a device preferably mounted upon the second type-carrier for imparting a final turn to the type before they are passed from the type -race to the galley.

275 is a longitudinally-movable rod or bar mounted in a central recess or channel of the carrier-body 251. This bar 275 has jonrnaled to its front or outer projecting end an antifriction-roller 276, which is adapted to travel upon a pointed cam bar or plate 277 to impart an inward motion to the bar 275. In one face of the kicker bar 275 is cut a groove or channel 278, in which rests a spiral spring 279, engaging at one end a shoulder 280 in the groove or channel of the kickerbar 275 and at its other end a lug 281, projecting upwardly from the lower plate of the carrier-body 251. The spring 279 tends to move the kickerbar 275 outwardly and holds the antifriction-roller 276 in operative engagement with the cam plate or bar 277. The kicker -bar 275 has cut into it adjacent to its inner end a kel-f or groove 282, and mounted in this kert' or groove upon a journal-pin 283 is the kicker-finger 284, formed with a heel 285, projecting from it,with which engages a leaf-spring 286, mounted upon the kicker-bar 275. 287 is a cam-groove cut into the wall of the receiving socket or channel of the carrier-body adjacent to the forward end of the kicker-bar 275, with which cam-groove the heel 285 of the kicker-finger engages.- As the kicker-bar 275 is moved inwardly in its channel the kicker-finger 284 will be lnoved upon its journal 283 by means of the spring 286 under control of cam-groove 287. The operative end of the kicker-finger 284 has formed on its inner type-engaging face a rib 284C, formed by cutting away the face of said finger upon one side of the longitudinal rib portion. At the rear of the rib 284 is formed a type-engaging shoulder 284b of the same depth as rib 284a for the purpose presently to be explained. Assuming now that the shuttledogs have failed to impart the final turn to the type in the type-race for the reason above explained, the type, requiring but a single quarter-turn to properly position it, will be moved forward in the type-race by the jaws of the second type-carrier, and the kickerbar will be moved inwardly by-its cam 277, allowing the kicker-finger 284i to be closed upon the type by the action of its spring. As the nick of the type will be presented forwardly in the type-race, the rib 284 of the kicker-finger (which is of course in the same horizontal plane as the dog-controlling ribs of the shuttle) will engage the nick of the type and allow the kicker-finger to close vso far upon the type that the shoulder 284:1 will engage the adjacent corner of the type, as illustrated in Fig. 32 of the drawings. The continued inward movement of the kickerbar as the carrier advances will move the type outwardly away from the rigid shoulders 251c of the type-carrier, where it is en@ gaged only by the spring-jaws of the carrier, and will then impart to the type its final onequarter turn to place it in proper position with the nicked face presented toward the shuttle. It' the type has been properly turned by the shuttle before reaching the kicker, it will be presented to the kicker in the posi tion shown in Fig. 31 of the drawings, in which case the plain face of the type will be engaged by the rib 284 of the kicker-finger and the shoulder 284 will not be allowed 'to engage the type, and hence the position of the type will not be changed. The curved hooks or noses 255d of carrier-jaw 255 prevent the type from being thrown out of the carrier-jaws by the action of the kicker.

Mounted between the type-shuttle and galley and forming a part of the side wall of the type-race on the same side as the shuttleis an adjustablymounted friction `plate 290, which is formed with a rearwardly-projecting fin or rib 291, fitting loosely within a horizontal guideway or slot 292, formed in the inner face of the adjustable supporting-block 293, which block 293 is formed with a rib 29-1 on its lower face, which engages in a guidegroove 295, formed in the upper face of the bed-plate 200. A set-screw 296 passes through an elongated opening 297 in block 293 and is threaded into a suitable opening in the bedplate 200 to secure the block 293 in the desired adjusted position with relation to tho type-sill190. Mounted in circular recesses or openings in the inner face of the block 293 are spiral springs 299, which engage with the fin or rib 291 of the friction block or plate 290 and hold it outwardly with a yielding pressure, the friction-plate 290 being confined on `block 293 by means of pins 300, mounted in the block 293 and passing through slots 301, formed in the fin or `rib 291. The frictionplate 290 has a rearward beveled end 290 to guide the type from the shuttle to a position between the friction-plate and type-sill190- and a forwardly-projecting end 290", which extends over adjacent to the inlet ofthe galley.

The importance of the improved construction of spring-pressed friction-plate of the type-race is due to the fact that the position of the friction-plate and its spring-pressure can be adjusted to a nicety without interfering with the uniform distribution of the spring-pressure upon the plate. The frictionplate can also be readily removed for repair or for access to other parts of the machine IOn IOS

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and be replaced without difficulty. In the old device of my former patent there are two independentlyadjustable springpressed supporting-rods engaging the friction-plates at opposite ends, and it is very difcult-wth this old structure to adjust the spring-pres-` sure uniformly upon all parts of the frictionplate. In this old structure the supportingrods are mounted in stationary lugs on the machine-base, and it is impossible to remove the friction-plate without first removing the type-sill and other parts.

305 is the galley, which rests upon the auxiliary plate or frame-piece 5, with its vertical wall 305a held snugly against the lug or projection 192, above lreferred to, and a lug or shoulder 306, formed on the auxiliary frame or plate 5.

307 is a thumb-screw threaded into the forward edge of the auxiliary frame 5 and formed with the iiattenedv face 30711. This thumbscrewis adapted to engage'the forward edgev of thegalley 305 and clamp it securely in place, a groove 308 on the under face of the galley engaging a lug 309, projecting from the upper face of frame-piece 5, for confining A galley.

310 is the adjustable side wall of the galley, formed on its lower face with a dovetail rib 311, which slides in the dovetail groove 312 V formed in the upper face of the galley. -A

central section of the rib 311 is cut out'at 313 to receive a4 movable dovetail section 314, v formed integrally with or rigidly secured to a Screw 315, which passesup through an open presented oppositely with respect to-'the undercut shoulder of the rib 311. Thepurpose of `this arrangement istomake it possible'to bind the adjustableside wallof the'galley more rmlyin place,the oppositely-projecting dovetail or undercut shoulders being in en? gagement with opposite'walls ot' the dovetail groove 312 of the galley.

318 and 319 are lugs projecting inwardly on the stationary and adjustable galley-wallsfor confining the movable `galley-block which slides between the galley-walls and supports the type as they are composed and moved into the galley line by line.`

320 is the adjustable galley-block, formed Awithayieldingplunger 321 at one end, acted upon bya spring 321a in socket 321b and con' fined bya screw 321C, working in-slot 321, and

with an adjustable block 322, formed with ay screw 323, which engagesthe longitudinal 322 and passes up through the slot 324; This adjustablegalley-block can be adjusted to suit any adjusted `position of the movable galley-wall for receiving lines of type of the desired length. Thegalley widens slightly ktoward its outer end for the purpose of freeing the type-lines from binding friction be-. tween the galley-walls.

The rigid galley-wall 305iL is formed at its inner end adjacent to the forward end of the type-race with steel angle-plates 305b to resist wear, a central slot 305C being formed in the inner rigid wall of the galley to allow the passage of the lower type-advancing-foot 252 of the type-carrier. These steel angle-plates are very important. wall were allowed to Wear, the type would become twisted in passing the galley-Wall in the typeface and would not be'faced Vproperly in the galley.v

Directly back of the galley the bottom of the type-race is formed bythe platform3, and mounted upon the platform 3 adjacent to this extension of the type-race is a block `330, in which is mounted a `frictionsplate 331,

confined by suitable pins 332 and pressed outwardly into operative engagement with a line of type by suitable springs (not shown) within the block` 330. This frictionplate 331' has a beveled rea/r end, which overlaps thefor-V ward end 290b of the friction-plate 290.

335 is a slide-gate mounted in suitable bearings 336, soas to extend across the entrance tothe type-race back of the galley andengaged by a leaf-spring 337, securedV to the If the end of the galleyloo.

rearface of the block 330. .The gat'e`335 is 4 l v formed with two sections 335, and 335",formedv with rearwardly-extending vinclined webs or I Io fingers, over which the advancing type passes for automatically opening the gate toadmit the type. Between sections 335L and 335b the l friction-plate'331 projects, and the lower typev advancing foot'252 of the type-carrier passes" l between. them after advancingy the type into the typeface back of the galley entirely clear offthe gate 335, so as toallow'it to automatl ically' close.

.340is the vertically-movablerule,which sep,-

arates the galley from the'typ'e-race in the rear of the galley. This rule'340 is mounted'upon va yoke 341, which slides upon'a rod 342, projecting downwardly from beneath the plat? vform/"3,.a spiral'spring 343'being mounted upon the rod 342 and contned between the yokev 341 andan adj ustable collar 344,'se

cured to the rod. lThe spring holds the yoke carrying the rule normally in elevated 'posi-A tionwith` a yielding pressure, the rule 340 projecting normally up through a slot formed in thefplatform 3. The arrangement of the rod 342 and spring 343'beneath' platform 3is superior to the old form of this `mechanism set forth in my above-named PatentNo. 

